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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12818

23 October 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 30
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
Green light given subject to conditions for acquisition of IHS Markit by S&P Global
Brussels, 22/10/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 22 October, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition ofIHS Markit by S&P Global. The authorisation is conditional upon the divestment of activities in the commodity price assessment and financial data fields.

S&P Global andIHS Markit are major providers of global commodity and financial data.

The European Commission’s investigation raised concerns that the transaction would lead to reduced competition, resulting in potential price increases, fewer choices and...

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